Sub-Zero Camping

The coldest winter camp out that I experienced was -22 degrees Celsius or - 6 degrees Fahrenheit - that is while I was staying in a tent.

We were out with a group of youth in mid winter (Thunder Bay) and staying in a cabin with a wood stove. It was -32 degrees Fahrenheit. [-35 Celsius] At midnight I went out onto the frozen lake to look up at the moon that had this gigantic ring around it. It was so cold and quiet that I had that glistening sound in my ears. I recall that we used our snowshoes extensively as we tracked around the forest during the day. I think we burned more firewood that weekend that I burned for the entire summer making enjoyable campfires.

"The right equipment for the right circumstance is the right thing to do", as an instructor pointed out on one of the courses that I took. And though I've been fortunate not to have winter equipment break down I sure can testify to equipment not working properly or not at all. Like a small portable stove I took out for the first time and had not tested it at home. It didn't work. I learned my lesson well.

 

What an amazing adventure. Thank you for the video 2sweed. The thing I enjoy most about winter camping is the view and this video shared that well. To be camping when the entire world around you is blanketed with snow is well worth the cost of a cold nose. I wouldn't want to be wet though. Not wet at all. These guys seem like they would be having fun exploring if the trip wasn't cut short.